Scots singer Yasmin reveals she'd love to work with rap godfather Snoop Dogg after support gigs

STUNNING singer Yasmin is hoping to collaborate with Snoop Dogg after joining the US hip hop star on his recent UK tour.

STUNNING singer Yasmin is hoping to collaborate with Snoop Dogg after joining the US hip hop star on his recent UK tour.

The 23-year old DJ and songwriter - Yasmin Zarine Shahmir - discussed the possibility of working with The Doggfather and is awaiting news.

She said: “Touring with Snoop Dogg was amazing. I’m a huge hip hop fan and he is a living legend. His show was classic song after classic song and it was great to play those huge arenas.

“That was incredible. The different crowd was a challenge following supports with Chase & Status and Eliza Dolittle. With gigs like that you have to win over a crowd.

“I met Snoop in Cardiff and we hung out and talked hip hop. His wife was there and the whole crew. It was really cool. I would love to work with him.

“We swapped details and when I have the right track I am going to send it to Snoop and see if he will jump on it.”

The Mobo-nominated beauty’s latest single Light Up (The World) is out this week. It follows her cult underground release On My Own and recent Labrinth-produced Finish Line, which made the Top 20.

And the reggae infused, feelgood song features Shy FX and Scots soul queen Ms Dynamite.

“We gave Ms Dynamite a call and she came to the studio and laid down an incredible vocal. We used to see each other at all the festivals.

“She is the most positive and inspiring person and has always made great music. I aspire to her long career.

“She is always very uplifting and positive and took to the track and loved it.”

For the song’s video she travelled to Cuba but then Ms Dynamite pulled out at the last minute

Yasmin said: “We filmed it in Havana. The city’s buildings are so colourful and there are all those 1950s Chevys driving around. We spent four days filming and got to see a good lot of the city and went to the beach, which was paradise. We met a lot of great people.

“Unfortunately, Ms Dynamite missed it, so we recreated Cuba in North London in a Cuban bar. She was on tour at the time and was gutted that she couldn’t come.”

Yasmin also lives in North London, having previously lived in Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, from the age of seven.

“I’ve been there for a couple of years,” she said. “There’s so many opportunities and it’s a real hub of creativity.

“I always say that if I hadn’t started DJing in Glasgow and honed my love of music there, it wouldn’t have happened anywhere else. In London, there are a lot of distractions. Now I can get on with what I love.

“I loved Kilmacolm and I take every chance I can to go back up. It’s a small village and a real community.”

Signed to Storm Models, the same model agency as Kate Moss, she has become a darling of the fashion world, as well as enjoying hit records.

Straight from a photoshoot with the king of Italian couture Roberto Cavalli, she was invited by UK Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman to perform on Vogue’s stage for an exclusive Vogue Fashion Night Out.

And she hasn’t given up on the hope of hanging out with Moss.

“Kate Moss is with the same agency along with some fantastic models. I haven’t rubbed shoulders with Kate Moss. But you never know, one day. I am not an overly wild party animal. If I go out I need to dance.